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View Poll Results: did you keep your AC when swapping to a more performance oriented motor?
yes i kept the AC
15
68.18%
no i ditched the AC
5
22.73%
i havent swapped motors
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9.09%
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who here has swapped to a performance motor and KEPT the AC?

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Old 07-12-2004, 03:14 PM
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Car: 91 Camaro Vert
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who here has swapped to a performance motor and KEPT the AC?

im just curious since it SEEMS like the majority of people ditch the AC when they swap to a diffrent motor..

im one of the few who kept it...
Old 07-12-2004, 03:25 PM
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Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
One could argue the definations of "swap" and "performance", but I'd say 6300 RPMs is harder on the AC than 5200.
Old 07-12-2004, 05:37 PM
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Last car- loud, no AC, woman no like, no get none.

This car- quiet, ice cold AC, woman like, stains on the seat
Old 07-12-2004, 07:39 PM
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If it's a daily driver I would NEVER ditch the ac. For a race car it would be gone, but otherwise keep it.
Old 07-13-2004, 12:45 AM
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Still trying to rig a way to keep my ac. Good for when i go and sell it. Plus u dont hear the whine from the chics about the t tops off and there hair messing up..
Old 07-15-2004, 06:24 PM
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ac out, heat out, t tops off, keep bitch quiet, her tops off, have a good time, thats all....
Old 07-15-2004, 06:48 PM
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Yep!!!!!!!! A/C is the way too go..
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are their any clean ac setups. I think the ac setup , the stock one on our cars is too bulky. I want to have it looks clean . I either use the ac or nothing. I never use the vents . So im torn between ac or no vents at all.I could make the firewall smooth if i got rid of the ac and put some gauges where the ac controls were.
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Always; every time; many many cars over the years.

THe only times I didn't was when making a non-street race car.
Old 07-16-2004, 03:33 PM
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I have ac, just havn't hooked the pressure lines up.
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